GERMANY’S finance minister Olaf Scholz has announced a plot that would see the European Union gain a seat on the UN Security Council.

Mr Scholz said he wants to turn France’s seat on the peacekeeping organisation into a rotating seat for EU members. When Britain leaves the EU France will be its only permanent member of the UN Security Council. China, the United States and Russia, are the other three permanent members. Membership also consists of 10 non-permanent members elected for two year-terms.

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But permanent membership gives the power to veto the UN’s decisions and authorise the use of force.

Mr Scholz said national governments need to work closer together on defence spending.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced his desire for an EU army earlier this month, in plans backed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Announcing the plans, Mr Macron said: "I believe in a project of a sovereign Europe, a powerful Europe.

"We won’t protect Europeans if we don’t settle on having a real European Army.

EU Army plans escalate as Germany plots for Brussels to force its way in to UN Security Council (Image: GETTY)

"Against Russia, which stands at our border and has shown it can be a threat, I want to build a real debate on security with Russia, which is a country I respect, which is European.

"We must have a Europe that defends itself by itself and does not just depend on the United States – and more sovereign.

"I am lucid. We are living in a Europe fractured by the rise of nationalism. We are in need of a stronger Europe, to not let history repeat itself."

He said the EU needed to build its force against the threat of China, Russia and the United States.

He was supported by German Chancellor Angela Merkel who said: “Jean Claude Juncker some years ago said a common European Army would show the world there will never again be a war in Europe.

Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel have both promoted the EU Army (Image: GETTY)

“I’m not saying anything about Nato of course not. We can be a good supplement to Nato.

“It would be a lot easier to cooperate if we have more than 160 weapons systems and the US only has 50 or 60. We realise that all the different instances have training and education. If we could pull this together we can work together with Nato.

"So we need a common armament systems. It’s a difficult task for Germany as we will have to develop a common European armed exports policy.”

But US President Donald Trump was furious at the announcement, demanding European nations invest more into Nato.

He initially tweeted: "President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia.

"Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidises greatly!"

Paris descended into chaos when protesters took to the streets against Macron (Image: GETTY)

Before adding a blistering attack saying the French would be speaking German if it wasn’t for the US stepping in to World War 2.

He tweeted: "Emmanuel Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the US, China and Russia.

"But it was Germany in World Wars One & Two - How did that work out for France?

"They were starting to learn German in Paris before the U.S. came along. Pay for NATO or not!"

He added that Mr Macron had a “very low approval rating”, writing: "The problem is that Emmanuel suffers from a very low Approval Rating in France, 26%, and an unemployment rate of almost 10%.

"He was just trying to get onto another subject. By the way, there is no country more Nationalist than France, very proud people-and rightfully so!

"MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!"

His attacks continued this weekend when Paris became under siege by rioters protesting against Mr Macron’s fuel duty increases and his presidency.

Mr Trump said: “The large and violent French protests don’t take into account how badly the United States has been treated on Trade by the European Union or on fair and reasonable payments for our GREAT military protection. Both of these topics must be remedied soon.

“Europe has to pay their fair share for Military Protection.

“The European Union, for many years, has taken advantage of us on Trade, and then they don’t live up to their Military commitment through NATO. Things must change fast!”

Mr Scholz was speaking today on how to strengthen the EU.

He also suggested eurozone reform, with the European Stability Mechanism bailout fund changed to a European Monetary Fund (EMF) to support member states.

He said: “We want an ESM with a bigger remit and possibilities for preparing and implementing aid programmes for euro countries which - despite good policies - have got into difficulties.”

He also said he wanted to promote a euro zone budget as part of the EU budget to help investment, economic convergence, competitiveness and stability in the euro zone.